{"id":1540,"date":"2009-07-04T22:19:17","date_gmt":"2009-07-04T12:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=1540"},"modified":"2009-07-04T22:19:17","modified_gmt":"2009-07-04T12:19:17","slug":"tour-de-france-monaco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/france\/tour-de-france-monaco","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France &#8211; all eyes on Monaco"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>All eyes on <strong>Monaco <\/strong>with the Countdown to the start of the <strong>Tour de France<\/strong> time-trial this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s strenuous route is apparently unusual for a time-trial on the first day so it&#8217;s all excitement from Day 1.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you&#8217;ve all stocked up on <strong>French cheeses<\/strong>, <strong>French wines<\/strong> and lots of <strong>baguette <\/strong>for the duration of the Tour de France &#8211; well, maybe not the baguette as they&#8217;ll be stale by the end of the Tour.<\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_1548\" style=\"width: 190px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/fr.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1548\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1548\" title=\"fr\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/travelsignposts.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/07\/fr.jpg?resize=180%2C135\" alt=\"French flag\" width=\"180\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1548\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">French flag<\/p><\/div>I read in the papers this morning that one TDF cycling enthusiast has moved his training bike into his living room so that he can keep up his training whilst following the race.\u00a0 His wife apparently doesn&#8217;t mind &#8211; what an understanding and supportive wife!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Bonne chance<\/strong><\/em> to all the teams!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/France\/sightseeing\/monte-carlo-monaco\" target=\"_self\">Monaco post<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/France\/food\/french-cheeses-and-cheese-regions\" target=\"_self\">French cheese treats<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/v\/France\" target=\"_self\">See what Places are really like &#8211; Travelsignposts France Photos<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All eyes on Monaco with the Countdown to the start of the Tour de France time-trial this afternoon. 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